Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 355 Mourinho's Shock

"14 days and 6 games, the defending champion meets the devil's schedule! "

"Club World Cup & League?What choice will Guardiola make? "

"The arrangement of the Premier League will cause controversy again, and the Club World Cup may become a nightmare for the rich! "

The news that Manchester City was facing the devil's schedule was quickly followed by the media and reported vigorously.

As the most popular team in recent times, Manchester City has received a lot of attention, and any reports about them can arouse attention and heated discussions from the outside world.

Just like this time, after the media reported the difficulties facing Manchester City, it immediately became a hot search on the Internet and caused extensive discussions.

"Man City's luck is too bad!"

"It's Guardiola's luck, he encountered such a devil's schedule when he first came!"

"Hehe, is this kind of schedule arrangement a human thing?"

"Even without these two Club World Cups, for Manchester City, the schedule during this period will not be easy!"

"Fortunately, Manchester City is the champion of the Champions League. The Club World Cup only needs to start from the semi-finals, and it only needs to play two games if it is full. Otherwise, their situation will be even more serious!"

"Although there are only two games, two more games are stuffed into the already devilish schedule. The devil is even higher. I think Manchester City will definitely make a choice."

"Winning the Club World Cup will be enough to achieve the achievement of six crowns, why not win the Club World Cup first!"

"Yeah, the name of the six-time champion is famous and the prestige is high, so let's get it first!"

"It seems that our Premier League has not yet won the six titles. If Manchester City can get this honor, it will be of great help to them to be promoted to the giants!"

"However, if you choose the Club World Cup, what about the league and the FA Cup?"

"Manchester City is now three points behind Chelsea, giving up two games in a row. The point difference is likely to be expanded to 9 points. With Mourinho's rigor and Chelsea's current strength, it is almost impossible for Manchester City to recover these 9 points in the second half. impossible!"

"Hey, it's a dilemma. You can't have both, let's see how Manchester City chooses!"

"It's all the Premier League's official fault. Other leagues have a winter break, but they don't, and they are still driving fast around Christmas to grab spectators.

"That's right, the annual winter break of the Premier League is an excellent opportunity to divide and widen the gap within the championship group. Many teams with good records in the first half of the schedule start to fall behind at this time!"

"For example, a certain guarantor four madman!"

"Arsenal: Don't CUE, thank you!"

"Hey, Nana is really a bit difficult this season. She is 13 points behind the top team, and there is no hope of winning the championship!"

"Don't even think about competing for the championship. Let's keep No.4 first. There are five teams in the standings that can threaten their Champions League seats. If you are not careful, you will lose four and miss the Champions League!"

"What is left of Arsenal now? There has been no championship for ten years, and the salary is not particularly high. The only thing that attracts stars is probably the annual Champions League seat and Wenger's personality!"

"The professor is getting old too. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of her for a few years. I really don't know what to do with Nana after the professor retires. Alas, it's so difficult!"

"This season in the Premier League, apart from the two teams competing for the championship, which of the remaining giants is not difficult? They are all difficult!"

"Yeah, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, so many teams compete for the Champions League. Even if Tottenham is removed, after the rise of Manchester City, some people in the traditional BIG4 are destined to be squeezed out!"

"From the point of view of the standings, the probability of Liverpool being squeezed out is higher, right? They only have 28 points now, ranking No.8!"

"Suarez's departure still has a considerable impact on Liverpool's strength!"

"I choose to believe in the ability of the professor. Since he took office, Arsenal has never missed the Champions League!"

……

It is a difficult decision for Manchester City to give up the league or give up the Club World Cup.

But in the end, Guardiola still made a decision: go all out to fight for the six crowns!
This six-time crown is an opportunity that Manchester City has worked hard to win in the past year, and it is also the last step that coach Pellegrini failed to complete.

Now it only takes 2 games to achieve this achievement. If it can't be done for him, the old coach will probably feel extremely regretful.

Pellegrini has devoted a lot of effort to the rise of Manchester City, and Guardiola does not want him to leave regrets.

If he misses this opportunity, he will definitely feel guilty in the future!
The league championship is important, but the league happens every year. If you don't win this year, it's a big deal and come back next year!

He can afford to lose!

After everyone heard Guardiola's decision, they secretly admired it.

Guardiola left the responsibility and risk to himself, and this kind of responsibility is admirable.

At a time when refined egoism is rampant, there are too few people who are willing to make such sacrifices!

Pellegrini's assistant coach Brian was very moved and told his old partner Pellegrini about it after the meeting.

After the latter learned the truth, his heart was shocked and he was speechless for a long time, and finally turned into a long sigh.

Guardiola is capable!
He doesn't have a deep friendship with Guardiola, but the other party treats him like this. This kind of kindness makes him a little bit ashamed.

So, Pellegrini called Fahim, the chairman of the Manchester City club, stated the truth to him, and asked him to come forward to persuade Guardiola.

Guardiola took over Manchester City as the new coach. At this time, there is an urgent need to use results to stabilize the morale of the army and establish his own prestige in the team, so as to deter many stars in the team.

In addition, he also needs grades to block the mouth of the outside world.

Giving up the league under such circumstances would be a great loss for him. If he is not careful, this choice may become Waterloo in his coaching career.

Pellegrini does not want to affect his future because of his own sake.

The six crowns are just a false name, and if you lose it, you will lose it. He believes that with Guardiola's strength, he will definitely be able to regain it in the future!

Fahim was surprised after receiving Pellegrini's call. He didn't expect Guardiola to do this.

There is still hope to compete for the league championship, but he voluntarily gave up the league.

Guardiola is so courageous!

Fahim thought over and over again, wondering whether he should persuade Guardiola.

So he reported this matter to the club's owner, Mansour, to decide.

Mansur was also very surprised. He thought for a while and said:
"Respect all the decisions of Mr. Guardiola. If he really decides to fight for the six crowns, I will provide my private jet to the team so that they can reduce the consumption of traveling and traveling!"

Mansour admires Guardiola's character very much. Even if Guardiola's coaching performance is not satisfactory this season and he cannot defend the Premier League title, he will not blame Guardiola.

Originally, I just liked Guardiola's ability and coaching style, so I invited him here.

Now, after seeing Guardiola's noble character, he feels that just for this, he is the most suitable candidate for the coach in his mind!
……

After making the decision, in the No.19 home game, Manchester City used a large number of substitute and reserve players to play.

This lineup is bolder than the previous game against West Bromwich Albion, and there are almost no main players on the field.

The main players of Manchester City have already taken a connecting flight in advance and went to Morocco to participate in the 2014 Club World Cup.

The head coach of Burnley was overjoyed when he saw the opponent's lineup.

They are deeply in the relegation zone, and now they urgently need points to get out of the relegation quagmire.

Originally, they had almost no hope of scoring points in the away game against Manchester City, but after Manchester City strategically gave up the game, their chance came!
So, the head coach of Burnley waved his hand and signaled the players to rush up and attack!
The opponent is just a group of brats from the bench and the reserve team, isn't this a casual kick?
A relegation team beat the home team at the Etihad Stadium. Such a scene was hard to imagine before.

However, this scene actually appeared!

However, what the Burnley people didn't expect was that the opposing lineup was indeed not strong, but they were extremely tenacious in defense.

This group of substitutes used active fighting and running to limit Burnley's offense and let the opponent return without success time and time again.

The Manchester City fans who came to the scene saw that their substitutes performed so well, they all raised their voices and cheered for them loudly.

While they were cheering for their team, Manchester City fans were also paying close attention to another game-Southampton VS Chelsea!
Southampton's record this season is quite good. It is currently 2 points higher than Arsenal, beating Arsenal to rank fourth.

If they can continue this record in the second half of the schedule, they may have a chance to get tickets to the Champions League next season.

Although the paper strength of Southampton and Chelsea is very different, considering their state and their position in the standings.

Manchester City fans and many Premier League fans who don't want Chelsea to win the championship have high hopes for them, hoping that they can stop Chelsea at home and delay the opponent's scoring speed.

If they can overthrow the mighty Blues, so much the better.

And this almost delusional thing seems to be possible.

In the 17th minute of the first half, Southampton's striker Sadio Mane, who spent 1500 million euros during the summer transfer period, opened the scoring and helped Southampton temporarily lead Chelsea 1:0.

Southampton's unexpected goal made Manchester City and other Chelsea fans cheer.

There was a commotion at the Etihad Stadium!
Players from both sides on the field were puzzled and didn't know what happened.

Seeing this, the fans of Manchester City immediately had a plan and began to shout in unison:
"Chelsea are behind Southampton away!"

Hearing the shouts of Manchester City fans in the stands, the Burnley players still did not react.

What does Chelsea have to do with them if they fall behind?
But the other party's next sentence made them feel cold all over:
"Kill Burnley and we can tie the Blues!"

After shouting these two sentences, the Burnley players suddenly realized that all the Manchester City players on the field had changed!
They became encouraged and became murderous!

"not good!"

The head coach of Burnley, who realized that it was not good, just wanted to shout to the players on the field to let them hold their ground, and Manchester City set off a massive counterattack.

Sinclair intercepted the ball from the backcourt and passed it to Milner. Milner ran along the wing at high speed, cut inside to the front of the penalty area, and after attracting the attention of the opposing defender, Milner knocked the ball across the middle.

Ishinacho made a deft pass and gave the ball to Lampard who plugged in behind.

The magic lamp bent its bow and set an arrow, and with an iconic long shot, it pierced through Burnley's gate.

1: 0!

Manchester City, who are playing at home, also took the lead!
After scoring the goal, Lampard shook his head and smiled bitterly. The last time he represented Manchester City, he scored a key goal and helped the team beat Chelsea.

This time his goal put Chelsea's top spot in jeopardy again.

Blues fans won't hate themselves for these two goals, will they?
The Manchester City fans at the scene couldn't care less. After seeing Lampard's goal, they celebrated like crazy!

I never expected that the team could still take the lead with this lineup, and there is still a possibility of winning!
Now as long as Southampton persists, they persist, and after 90 minutes, they will be able to overtake Chelsea with a goal difference and reach the top of the standings!
……

Southampton, St Mary's Stadium.

The young black striker who saw the opponent hit the ball into the dead corner and broke his own goal.

Chelsea manager Mourinho couldn't help but curse under his breath: "Damn!"

He admitted that he underestimated Southampton's combat effectiveness.

The opponent's strength on paper is far inferior to Chelsea, so Mourinho, like other Chelsea fans, was very optimistic before the game, thinking that this was a victory without any suspense.

But when the game started, he discovered that this was not the case.

Southampton chose a defensive counter-attack tactic at their home court, which was not unexpected for Mourinho.

After all, most teams would choose this way when facing Chelsea.

But the problem is that Southampton has an extremely fast winger-Mane!
The 22-year-old Mane has super starting speed and explosive power, and Southampton is obviously aware of this, so he has used his speed many times to fight Chelsea's counterattack.

With this move, Chelsea's backcourt was jittery, and everything was in danger.

Finally, they conceded a goal in the 17th minute of the first half!
Losing a goal at this time point does not seem to be a big problem for a strong team like Chelsea.

They had enough time to tie the score.

However, after the opponent scores a goal, they will be more determined to implement defensive counterattack tactics.

With the blessing of Mane's speed, this tactic is too threatening to Chelsea. When they press the attack, the emptiness of the backcourt will leave a huge space for the opponent.

This is what Mourinho is most worried about!

Fortunately, Manchester City has a pure substitute lineup in this game. If there is no accident, they will lose to Burnley at home.

This gives Chelsea room for error.

Thinking of this, Mourinho breathed a sigh of relief.

He casually asked his assistant, "How about the other game?"

The assistant knew what game he was talking about, so he immediately turned on his phone and searched.

However, when the search results on the phone came out, the assistant was stunned.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Seeing the surprised expression on the assistant's face, Mourinho couldn't help frowning.

Could it be an accident?
Can't Guardiola send a bunch of substitutes to win the game?

"Uh, the latest news, Manchester City just scored a goal and is currently leading 1:0!"

"And it was Lampard again who scored the goal!"

With a bang, Mourinho felt his mind go blank!
(End of this chapter)